After independence in 1960, unfortunately the conditions of the common Nigerian remained just as squalid as were before independence – the reason being the replacement of slavery and palm-produce with an even deadlier product – Oil.

...social programs, subsidies on food and basic goods and excessive spending on health and education caused decline in manufacturing or agriculture... all this social spending relied excessively on oil revenues from PDVSA, and once the oil prices dropped in the international market, Venezuela had nothing to spend and the economy went into ruins...

It does seem to be a sarcastic guess, but the most plausible Universal Truth seems to be ‘Terror’ and its brand name - Al Qaeda.
For many the story of Al Qaeda starts with Osama Bin Laden’s arrival in Peshawar, Pakistan, sometimes between 1988 and 1989. But it would really be a waste to try to comprehend Truth without going a little back into history.

Turkish-backed militants have rejected laying down their arms or surrendering the territory under their control in Syria’s Idlib Province after Russia and Turkey said they had agreed to set up a buffer zone in the regionSep 23, 2018

Russia appears to be already moving closer to a plan to ditch the dollar with reports emerging that more of its biggest oil companies are already preparing to settle payments in other currencies in transactions with clientsSep 23, 2018

Under a new proposal from the administration of US President Donald Trump, immigrants in the United States who get government benefits like housing vouchers or food stamps could be denied a green card, which are granted to legal permanent residentsSep 23, 2018

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has urged Israel to provide further explanations on the deadly crash of a Russian military plane,resulting deaths of 15 Russian servicemen; in the Syrian province of Latakia, which was shot down as a result of the Israeli pilots’ unprofessional actionsSep 21, 2018

European leaders pushed back against UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, calling on London to rework some of the crucial proposals it has made as part of a plan for the country’s withdrawal from the blocSep 21, 2018

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the United States is playing unfairly and imposing sanctions on buyers of Russian weapons, and on people associated with the Russian military, in order to squeeze out competitors in the global arms marketSep 21, 2018

Iran has criticized the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for allowing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to turn the body into a “tool in the hands of the US.”Sep 16, 2018